Rachel Andrew <lists@rachelandrew.co.uk> wrote: > --snip--<
ifconfig:
eth0 Link encap: Ethernet HWaddr 00:A0:CC:5E:69:C1
inet addr: 10.0.0.16 Bcast: 10.0.0.255 Mask 255.255.255.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU: 1500 Metric:1
RX Packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX Packets:6 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
Interrupt:11 Base Address:0xdc00
lo Link encap: Local loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask 255.0.0.0
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:3924 Metric:1
RX Packets:4 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX Packets:4 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
route:
Kernel IP Routing Table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
10.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0
0.0.0.0 10.0.0.10 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0
lsmod:
Module Size Used By
nls_cp437 3880 0 (autoclean)
pcmcia_core 44896 0
ide_floppy 8528 0
tulip 28920 1
unix 11336 7 (autoclean)
/etc/network/interfaces
iface eth0 inet static
address: 10.0.0.16
netmask: 255.255.255.0
network: 10.0.0.0
broadcast: 10.0.0.255
gateway: 10.0.0.10
I don't see anything obvious here. The next thing I would check out is some sort of software conflict (interrupts??) or a hardware malfunction (cables, connections, NIC). You should verify that you have the PnP OS setting to "NO" or "OFF" depending on your BIOS. This usually clears up any interrupt conflicts with PCI cards for me. You can check out the hardware by swapping out components with known good components, if you can.
If you eventually want to wind up at "Woody", why don't your just d/l the boot-floppies and install from the internet? This can be as little as 3 boot-floppies (for the "compact" version), or a max of 6 (for the full version). Just read the docs (README.*) on the Debian FTP site and select the particular set of boot-floppies that suits your needs. I have done this about 10 times with good results. The reason I suggest this is that I have noticed a "special" tulip driver module for NetGear cards in the more recent kernels from Woody. It is entirely possible that the current "tulip" module in Potato will not work for you...dunno for sure about this, though. I seem to recall people having lots of problems with this particular card when Potato came out for some reason.
Cheers & Good Luck! -Don Spoon-